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[[Venice]]

Friday Aug'st [August] ye 2'd [2nd]: AM - went to see
the Arsenal of Venice of w'ch they boast so
much, & not without some foundation as there
are about 2500 men commonly employ'd [employed] in
it, upon any extraordinary occasion - if I under-
-stood the man right who show'd [showed] us the works -

[[Mr. Danenberger]] as he accompanied us
to Morano, so likewise he did to the arsenal
Tis something like the Dock of Toulon; having
all the different kind of military naval stores
made & laid up here -

There are said to be arms for 90- or 100,000
men in this arsenal; It does not appear to
me that the number is equal to that in
the Tower of London, nor their Disposit'n [Disposition] or
Condition of them alltogether so elegant &
good as that in the Tower of London
altho' [although] there is some resemblance - what
in particular is the great Quantity of Helmets
& Coats of Mail now in good order ranged along
the Walls -

The Armory was in bad order enough till
lately, when upon hearing of the Duke of York's
Intention to visit the City, they work'd [worked] Day &
Night to ~~put~~ clean ye [ye] arms & to dispose of them
properly -

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